Sorry all for the delay, I had a quick (not so quick) confusion with logging in info. For tomorrow’s presentation, I’m planning on exploring the idea of the database as an infrastructure that is increasing used to contain fields of…
@ Ruth Phaneuf Fine Arts, 10-61 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City Through 12/16 Known for his conceptual work and impressive skills as a draftsman and as a sculptor, Dylan Stone’s work is often large in scale and involves systems of…
Bouchra Khalili: Invisible Roads Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 6:30–8:00 p.m. The New School, Kellen Auditorium Sheila C. Johnson Design Center 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, ground floor 20 Years VLC => Free admission Working in video, print, photography, and…
We missed last week because of the hurricane, so we’ve simply collapsed last week’s lesson and this week’s into one. That said, I’m happy to schedule a make-up class, if you feel as if you’d like a little more face-time….
Under ideal circumstances, we would’ve dedicated an entire day to this activity — but Mother Nature had other plans. In 15 minutes we managed to identify a few “threats” and “opportunities” for public libraries. What’s missing from the list? What…
In “Brief Notes on the Art and Manner of Arranging One’s Books,” Georges Perec addresses the particular concerns that result from “…conserving certain objects (books) and arranging them in certain ways” (148). This subject might initially appear to be a…
The Wall Street Journal reports that Hurricane Sandy has wreaked havoc on many local archives and galleries: As the cost of cleaning up and rebuilding after Sandy climbs into the billions of dollars, the cultural community is facing the loss…
Seminar: ASHLAB Offered through the MFA Writing Program Spring 2013 Thursdays 8:00 – 10:30pm Note: Media Studies students can sign up for the course as an independent study. Contact Instructor / Writing Program Director Robert Polito at politor@newschool.edu Instructors: Irwin Chen,…
Auerbach’s work often explores a wide range of what might be called the aesthetics of data, or at least what and how information is visually encoded. Her early work centers heavily on semiotics, and includes studies of alphabets, anagrams, vexillology,…
During our visit to the Reanimation Library on October 20, librarian Andrew Beccone asked us to devise a system for classifying and sequencing a set of 23 images extracted from the library’s collection of out-of-circulation books. Ourontologies were based on…
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